VSX1

VSX1

A gene on chromosome 20p11.21 that encodes a homeobox protein which binds to the core of the locus control region of the red/green visual pigment gene cluster. It may regulate the activity of the locus control region (LCR) and the cone opsin genes at earlier stages of development.

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